The driver hit several vehicles, knocking off mirrors, and several times he collided with the center divider.

Despite the slow speed chase, the California Highway Patrol said attempting a PIT maneuver to stop him was not safe due to heavy traffic.

"There's the potential the vehicle is going to spin around, and we don't want that vehicle to, obviously, strike another vehicle," said Lt. Scott Moorhouse of the CHP.

A spike strip flattened the tires and the vehicle began to lose control, eventually stopping at the Orange County and Riverside County border. Then, a standoff that shut down both directions of the 91 Freeway near Corona frustrated many drivers.